The Big Ten and the Big East have announced a weekend tip off series that will be called the Dave Gavitt Tip Off Games. it will feature 8 teams from each league that will play games during the 1st full week of the season in November. This will be similar to the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. You can read more about it here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c...-dave-gavitt-tipoff/
Also 2 more things. The Big Ten is opening a branch office in New York City. And the 2017 Big Ten Basketball Tournament will be played in Washington DC and possibly other years on a rotating basis with Indy and Chicago.